PHILADELPHIA — These were supposed to be the new, improved Rockies. Their high-powered offense was supposed to be able to churn out hits, runs and wins on the road.

But judging by their current road trip through the dreaded Eastern Dead Zone, err, Time Zone, these are simply the same old Rockies.

They were blanked 9-0 by the Phillies Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, the second straight game they laid a goose egg. Dating back to Saturday's game in Atlanta they have been held scoreless for 20 consecutive innings.

Phillies right-hander Kyle Kendrick is no Julio Teheran, the Braves' right-hander who systematically shut down the Rockies Sunday in Atlanta. Indeed, Kendrick was 0-5 with a 4.53 entering the game, but Colorado never rattled him, even though he walked four in his 6 innings.

The Rockies fell to 1-3 on the current nine-game road trip and are hitting .195. With runners in scoring position they are a bone-chilling 1-for-27 (.037). Back home at Coors Field they are belting out hits to the tune of a .344 average. The discrepancy would be stunning were it not for the fact that it happens so frequently when the Rockies venture east.

The Rockies had a few chances to score Monday, but couldn't convert. In the fourth, Troy Tulowitzki led off with a single and took third on Justin Morneau's base hit, but they were stranded when Josh Rutledge popped out to center. Tulo led off the sixth with another single, and Carlos Gonzalez followed with a walk, but Wilin Rosario struck out, Morneau ground out to first and Rutledge popped out again.

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Tulo had a chance to get his club back in the game in the seventh, but he struck out with two men on. All told, the Rockies left nine men on base and were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

The game became a certified laugher by virtue of a five-run seventh when the Phillies teed off on reliever Rex Brothers, the big hits a two-run double by Chase Utley and a two-run homer by pinch-hitter John Mayberry.

Colorado starter Jhoulys Chacin (0-4, 5.20 ERA) remained winless in five starts, but he deserved a better fate. He methodically mowed the Phillies down for three inning until they scratched out a run in the fourth on Utley's infield single, a wild pitch and an RBI-single to right by Ryan Howard. Ben Revere drove in another run in the fifth, beating out an infield single by diving onto the first-base bag while Dominic Brown cruised home.

Chacin's only big mistake was a changeup to Howard in the sixth that the slugger smashed into the right-center for a two-run homer.

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